Famous people · Jackson Township
Born near Jackson Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Margaret Sanger is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Closest of all is Carl Nery, from Lawrenceville, 7 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Caton has the longest list: 5, with Deacon White at the top. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Margaret Sanger
Best known
Margaret Sanger
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margaret Sanger
1879–1966American birth control activist and nurse
Eileen Collins
born 1956Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
Charles Franklin Phillips
1910–1998American economist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Jackson Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eileen Collins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Caine: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Baker: Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Phoenix: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Sevian: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Bigelow Tully: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deacon White: Frank N. Tomlinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons